Cultivator fender adjuster



March 26, 1940. E, R NE MANN T A 2,195,338

CULTIVATOR FENDER ADJUSTER Filed Sept. 15, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 11 as i 5 i 1 {5a zlrvuc'rvtow WTJ, Wdiegifflbumw Marh 26, 1940- E. R. NEUMANN .ET AL, 2,195,338

I CULTIVATOR FENDER ADJUSTER Filed Sept. 15, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I gjwumams NJ WiegERlVwmm m m4 Patented Mai-16,1940 i I 2,195,338 i CULTIVATOR FENDER ADJUSTER -Erwin R. Neumann and Willie J i. .Walter; H j i 1 Perry, Tex.- .Applicationaseptember 15, 1938, Serial No. 230,140

a zoleiiiis ((174-533). j a V l n This invention relates to a cultivator fenders cultivator but it is clear'that it may be practiced I adjuster. i e Y i in connection with a two row tractor cultivator In connection with the fenders used on culti'-' or on'the contrary, may be practiced in convators especially when cultivating young row nection with"cultivatorslhaving any. desired num- 5 crops it is necessary to regulate the amount of her of rows,',-th'eillustrationbeing by way of eX- 5 dirt which is put to the drillof the rowzcrops', ampleonlyf a i v I e constantly in order' to meet the changes Lof Jsoil" e 'The" present type of tractor illustrated has a and slope conditions while the tractor is in movertical steering post at 13c and all parts are I tion. 'With existing tractors, it is impossible to under control of an'operator and accessible to him so adjust the fenderswhile the tractor is in mo while seated at [4; Rigidly secured to the post 10 tion and it is an object. of the present invention l3a is a generally U-shaped bracket 15 having toprovid'eaconstruction which will perform the 1 removable clamp means lfi 'directlysecured to function mentionedin an eflicient and reliable such post Said bracket'also has a horizontal manner. i portioniorplate ll'. Boltedrigidly to such plate 15 It is also an object to provide a construction ll or otherwiseqrigidlyfastened, either permal5 which'fmayflbe readily attached to existing trac- 'nently or removabl'y asat I8 is a locking plate I! tor cultivators, as well as built into tractor cultiprefer-ably having segments '20 at the ends, invators at the factory, and one which may be used clining upwardly and marginally provided with in connection with two row tractor Cultivators, ratchet teeth as at 2l. In the case of a two row 0 four row tractor cultivators or ones-for addicultivatonthis single plate [9 'suffices. Howtional rows. i ever since a four row cultivator is illustrated, an-

The more specific objects and advantages.) will fotlier looking or securing plate 22 is provided, become apparent from a consideration of the de- 1 which is identical with the plate [9 except that scription following taken in connection with acend segments 23 arefldisposed at a more obtuse '5 companyingdrawings illustrating an operative angle to'separate them from the segments 20, '2 I embodiment. thus providing allof the segments for operation In said drawings:- i orcontrol from the same zone, and operation and. Figure l is a view in side elevation, showing control of the moving partswithout interference our improvements applied to a tractor cultivator; with each other, It will be noted that the fasv Figure 2 is a plan view of the parts of Figure 1; v tening means l8 also secures the plate 22. rigidly 30 Figure 3 is an enlarged top or plan view of the in pla a operating parts of the attachment or improveh Plate e t 29 and 23 has a ever ments; i v v 24 pivoted thereto as by means of a bolt or stud Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on i E level has allug p 25 p d to 7 3 the plane of line 4-4 of Figure 3; engage the co-acting adjacent ratchet teeth of t Figure 5 is a detail view taken on the plane the segments 20 and 23. In order to permit the of line 5--5 of Figure 2; levers 24 toyield in sliding over the ratchet teeth Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on i a d 21, u levers have p y itud na the plane of line 6--6 of Figure 3, and of the bolts 25, are somewhat loosely mounted o Figure '7 is a detail elevation of a slightly modihe m' d re engaged by exp Coil Sp s fied form of attaching bracket for the mounting v Surrounflihgv the n g e heads or operating means. thereof and engaging the levers to urge the lugs Referring specifically to the drawings wherein into Contact withthe ratchet e -f like reference characters designate like or siini- Flexible elements genera y designated 8X- lar parts, In designates a conventional tractor t d O f eachlevel Such -may 45 equipped with cultivator means as at II with consist, for p e ropes or cords 30 havin which, fenders I2 are associated in pairs, such metallic link chains 3|. at their upper ends, which fenders being pivoted for vertical movement on are te ageablew th ooks 32 carried by the a horizontal axis as at l3. All of the parts menlevers The links of h chainehable attachtioned are conventional and it will be realized that menthf any f t e and-thus ab e atta h 50 the fenders are used on cultivators especially ment of the flexible elementsto the hooks and i when cultivating young row crops for the purlevers. At the other ends, said flexible elements pose of regulating the amount of dirt which is 29 are attached in any suitable manner to the put to the drill of the row crops. The invention fenders l2, depending upon the particular make is shown in connection with a four row tractor of tractor cultivator. As shown, the cords Mare 5 lifted also.

It will be clear that the operator at the seat.

attached to yokes 33 preferably comprising V- shaped pieces of metallic wire having terminals 34 extending through openings 35 in the fenders, such yokes having a tendency toseparate at their free ends to maintain the connection shownbest in Figure 5.

In order to render operation of the flexible I elementseasier, each'one istrained over one or more pulleys 36, which are disposed and fastened at any desired location.' The pulleys are carried for instance by flexible wires 31 attachable to adjacent parts of the tractor and preferably to the bars 38 of the cultivator which raise and, lower the plows of the cultivator so that. when the plows l are lifted out of the ground to turn the tractor at the ends of rows, the fendersare'automatically It may while the tractor cultivator is'in motion, or otherwise, operate any of the levers 24 in order to draw on or payout on the flexibleelements 29 to thereby raise 'or lower the fenders-as desired,

such levers. being capablegof rocking slightly at that shown at [5,, in cases where the steering 1 post I3. is oblique. Such bracket, I5 has clamping means it associated therewith to engage. the post i3 and also has a plate'or the like II to function exactly like that at IT. 1

We claim as our invention:

1. Apparatus of the class described comprising a plate, a U-shaped plate having its bight disposed against a face of the first plate intermediate the ends of the first plate whereby the end portions of the plate will be in spaced angular relation, fastening means for the plate passing therethrough at said bight, control levers one for each plate portion extending outwardly beyond the respective plaw portions, means pivoting said levers to the plate for movement thereover and movement toward and away from the same, said plate portions at their outer ends having flanges,

and said flanges having teeth with which the adjacent levers co -act.

. 2'. Apparatus of the class described comprising a plate, a U-shaped plate having its bight disposed against 'a face of the'first plate intermediate the ends of the first plate whereby the end portions of the plate will be in spaced angular relation, fastening means for the plate passing therethrough at said bight, control levers one for each plate portion extending outwardly beyond the respective plate portions, means pivoting said levers to the plate for movement thereover and movement toward'and away from the same, said plate portions at their outer ends having flanges, said flanges having teeth with which the adjacent levers coact, said levers beingangularly disposed with respect to their engaged-plate portions, andthe pivot means for said levers comprising bolts, and spring. means carried by theboltsurging the levers into contact. with their respective plate portions. l

ERWIN R. NEUMANN.

WILLIE J. WALTER 

